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Title: The traditions, origin and early history of Freemasonry
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Pierson, Azariah T. C., 1815-1889 Steinbrenner, Godfrey W., 1863-
Subjects: Freemasons
Publisher: New York : Masonic Pur.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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in sign of astonishment as he ob-served Adoniram (who had taken the place of the chiefarchitect) approaching him. Solomon seized him by the hand and exclaimed which means and immediately adopted the and as the means of recognition for a new degree, which he thatday established as a reward of merit to the most skill-ful and praiseworthy among the workmen. In conclusion, the temple completed, to a Mason, repre-sents the temple of the present life ; the foreign countryinto which, after its completion, he is expected to travel,is that undiscovered country from whose bourne no trav-eler returns. The wages which he is to receive are therewards of a well-spent life, and the knowledge of divinetruth which the Grand Architect of the Universe willbestow on all who have faithfully performed their allottedtask. If the lessons thus taught have their due influenceon his life and conduct, he will then feel as did the Chil-dren of Israel, and exclaim, For he is good, for his mercyendurelh for ever 1
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CHAPTEK XIV. ROYAL ARCH DEGREE. Introduction — Condition of the Craft at the Commencement of the Eight*eenth Century — Sir Christopher Wren removed from Office — GrandMaster appointed by the Sovereign — Wm. Benson appointed — Recordaof the Grand Lodge at York very brief—Dr. Desaguliers Initiated —Efforts to Revive the Institution, which prove Successful — Require-ments — Increase of the Society — Schism — Existed Seventy Years —Cause of the Schism — Laurence Dermott — Interference of the GrandLodge at London in the Jurisdiction of that at York — Rupture neverHeaied — Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland sympathize with thatof York — Schismatics availed Themselves of the Rupture — No Evi-dence that the Grand Lodge at York sustained their Claim — Schismat-ics Denounced — Grand Lodge of England makes a Change in the Meth-ods of Recognition — Seceders claiming to be Aficient Masons denouncethe others as Moderns — A New Grand Lodge formed under t

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